Unfortunately, World War I ended with an armistice — at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918 — and not with an unconditional surrender of the defeated.

President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11, 1919, the first “Armistice Day” to honor World War I veterans, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The day was made a federal ...

History has no more glorious day than yesterday, which saw the end of the Great World War and ... Lloyd George. 'The Armistice was signed at 5am this morning,' he said. 'War ceased at eleven ...

Armistice Day marks the day the Armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany on November 11, 1918. This was an agreement to end the fighting of World War 1 and triggered peace negotiations.

An essay from HistoryNet on the execution of the World War I armistice ... and how thousands on both sides may have died needlessly. Military Times © 2025 ...

This day is now called Victory Day ... Primary school children narrate the story of the armistice agreement that ended World War One. We hear the story of Maud Thompson, aged 11, who describes ...